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About
Red Dog Poker
If you're after a fast to grasp
table game that blends luck and skill, Red Dog has to be the one -
the simple rules and element of player choice in the outcome of the
game mean Red Dog offers you more than card games based 100%
on good fortune.
Red Dog hands are dealt from a standard 52 card deck - a round of
Red Dog begins with you being dealt 2 face-up cards.
The aim of the game is to predict whether the third card will fall
between the values of the first two cards. For example, if you're
dealt one card with a denomination of 2 and a second card with a
value of 8, you need to decide whether the third card will be a 3,
5, 6 or 7 - if the third card is within the 2 cards, you win - if
it's outside the two cards, you lose.
Red Dog doesn't give you the option of backing out of a bet, however
you can use judgment to double your stake before the third card is
dealt, if you're confident it will fall between the two cards -
essentially, if you think the card will fall outside the cards (in
other words you think the dealer is going to win), do not double
your stake. When you're confident the third card will win, raise
your bet and take the money.
Because you can't do anything to prevent losing Red Dog hands,
the road to success often comes from successful doubling up and luck
of the draw.
Red Dog payouts are based on the probability of the third card
falling between the cards - the bigger the gap between the cards,
the shorter the odds. For example, if the two cards have a spread of
1, wins are paid at odds of 5:1, spreads of 2 = 4:1, spreads of 3 =
2:1, and spreads of 4-11 are paid at evens. Consecutive cards and
Pairs void the bet and you get your money back, while the Red Dog
jackpot pays out at a huge 11:1 for '3 of a Kind'.
Red Dog lets you gamble with stakes from 1.00 to 50.00 - raises
double up with a bet equal to your initial stake.
Red Dog's nature means that you can choose your level of risk - play
a cautious game of only raising on even money bets, or have the dare
to play for bigger payouts with the higher risk combinations.
Red Dog Poker Rules & Strategy
After Red-Dog poker rules are
very basic, as there isn't much to the game. You may have read
earlier that with each variation on classic poker, the greater the
changes the less skill is needed for the game. Red dog seems to be
the epitome of this statement. The cards are ranked just as they are
in poker, aces are high, suit is irrelevant. The first player is
dealt two cards by the dealer after placing a bet (sometimes
referred to as an ante, but the amount can vary). If the two cards
are consecutive (i.e. 4,5) the hand is considered a push and the bet
is returned. If the cards are equal a third card is dealt. If it is
the same as the first two cards the player wins and is paid 11 to 1.
Otherwise the hand is a push. Some variations of the game allow you
to bet on whether the third card on two equals is higher or lower
than the value of the equal cards.
If the two cards maintain a spread (they are not equal or
consecutive) the player is allowed to choose to either 'raise' or
not raise. To raise means to double your initial bet. This is the
only opportunity to alter your bet in red dog, and as a rule it's
the most important aspect of a good strategy.
The spread is equal to the number of cards that exist between the
two cards dealt, not including them. A 4 and a 7 have a spread of 2.
A 9 and a King have a spread of 3. When the third card is dealt, if
it lands between the initial two cards (within the spread) the
player wins. Standard red dog rules state that a 1 card spread pays
5 to 1, a spread of 2 pays at 4 to 1, a spread of 3 pays at 2 to 1,
and every larger spread pays even money.
Your best red-dog strategy is to raise on spreads of seven or more.
As you can see from the following table, the player holds the
statistical edge for any spread of seven or more. Larger payouts,
while available for bets on lower spreads, maintain a house edge of
over 20% and do not represent a good playing strategy.
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